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Creative Wedding Gift Idea: Honeymoon Bag

Hi strangers!

I finally finished my move into Doug and I’s new apartment this past weekend and have been so busy lately! Definitely a good busy, though 🙂 I just wrapped up a campaign with ShoeDazzle and BeGlammed this week and shared some behind the scenes photos and videos on my Instagram page. Can’t wait to share more about that soon!

But anyways, I can’t believe that February is over. That means spring is right around the corner, and so is wedding season!

I was the maid of honor in my best friend’s wedding last August, and had such a hard time figuring out a good wedding gift to gift the bride and groom on their big day (see my tips on what to wear to a wedding here). Wedding registries and cash are great and all, but I wanted to do something a bit more creative and personal.

In a search for personalized wedding gifts, almost everything I found was a little lackluster. Enter: the honeymoon bag! A honeymoon bag is a bag/basket/tote filled with “essentials” for the newlyweds to enjoy on their honeymoon. The great thing about this is that you can make it as personalized as you want, and spend as little or as much as you want! It’s also a gift that the bride AND groom will enjoy.

Since I was the maid of honor, I definitely went a little overboard, but this could be a very affordable gift…especially if you split it with a group of girls in your bridal party (would also be a great bridal shower gift)!

A few things you should know about the couple before venturing into this honeymoon bag business:

Where are they going on their honeymoon (for instance, this honeymoon bag is for newlyweds heading to Cancun, Mexico)?

What is the bride’s favorite color?

What is the groom’s favorite color?

What is the bride’s new monogram?

Are they checking a bag to their honeymoon destination?

Once you know this info, you’re good to start building your honeymoon bag for the lucky bride and groom!

How to Make the Perfect Honeymoon Bag

1. The Bag

I chose a burlap tote because it’s lightweight, folds easily, repels water, and won’t attract too much sand. This bag (under $20) will serve as the honeymoon beach bag + hold all the rest of your goodies, so you want to pick something sturdy! You can also add a pom pom tassel for good measure, which the bride can use to add some fun to other bags throughout the year (also love this tassel, and this one).

2. Beach Towel

For a tropical destination honeymoon bag, a towel is a must! You want to make sure it’s high quality, durable, and not too bulky. This gorgeous monogrammed towel here checked all the boxes and then some! The groom’s favorite color is purple, hence all the purple stuff 🙂 You can also do a set that is less personalized like the ones below.

The bride and groom that I gifted this to said this was one of their favorite pieces in the bag!

5. The “forgettable” items

This category encompasses all the extra items that the bride and groom will be way too busy to remember to pack in their suitcase! Because ain’t nobody got time to buy SPF chapstick or hair ties when they’re busy planning a wedding. If you want to get all of this for less, try the 99 Cents Only Store or the Dollar Tree!

PS- you definitely want to find out how the bride and groom are traveling to their honeymoon before buying any of the items below!

Waterproof iPhone case (2-pack), $8– The newlyweds will be able to take their phone in the pool, and take underwater photos with these! The couple said these were the most useful thing in the entire bag.

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